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Tom Bagamane, founded The Giving Spirit in 1999 and has led it as Chairman and CEO during its 20+ years of service to the homeless of Greater Los Angeles. Tom’s business experience and leadership skills combined with his passion for helping those in need have resulted in delivering life-sustaining aid to over 55,000 homeless women, children and men – supported by a volunteer army of 20,000 strong.
In 2015, he founded and became Managing Director of Profitable Good Group (PGG), a consulting agency for CEO’s and investors interested in growing their company’s bottom line and increasing valuations through profitable, measurable and sustainable social impact programming directly integrated into their revenue strategies.
Both The Giving Spirit and PGG have benefitted from his over 25 years of success as an entrepreneur and senior executive in diversified consumer products companies; overseeing strategy, operations, global business development, traditional and digital marketing, product branding and manufacturing.
He has operated venture capital, private-equity and owner-financed product companies – two of which he conceived, financed, launched and sold. These skills help him both lead The Giving Spirit’s development efforts – raising millions to fund their survival aid and education and awareness programming to impact individuals and communities – while legitimizing his successful track record as a pioneer, innovator and results-oriented senior advisor to his agency’s clients at PGG. Tom received his MBA from George Mason University’s School of Business and his BA in Journalism/Political Science from Virginia Tech University. Tom received recognition from both his alma maters for his civic leadership – in 2005 from Virginia Tech as the recipient of the university’s inaugural Alumni Association’s Humanitarian Award, and by George Mason in 2016 who acknowledged him with their Prominent Patriot award.
